Chapter 28

Kane was gone when Elise woke up the next morning. She stretched luxuriously and smiled. Last night had been nice. They’d just talked and then slept beside each other, yet she felt so much closer to him. Knowing that he really wanted to build a future with her made her feel more confident. Let the Marlas of the world do what they will!

Rolling out of bed, she showered and wandered downstairs. Kane didn’t show up for breakfast, but he’d left a her a note stating that he had a meeting with the pack’s lawyers concerning the Northern Oil issue and would be back for lunch. She was pleased he’d informed her himself rather than having someone else pass the word along, feeling it showed he was really trying to build a relationship with her.

After breakfast, she went downstairs to the recreation room where they’d had the meeting and party the previous night and began the task of taking the bonding presents up to their suite. There were picture frames and vases, gift certificates